001479728 000__ 06179nam\a22009495i\4500 001479728 001__ 1479728 001479728 003__ DE-B1597 001479728 005__ 20231026035108.0 001479728 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001479728 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001479728 008__ 230918t20032003nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001479728 020__ $$a9780814739112 001479728 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814739112.001.0001$$2doi 001479728 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)548580 001479728 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001479728 0410_ $$aeng 001479728 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001479728 050_4 $$aHQ798 .B723 2003 001479728 072_7 $$aSOC028000$$2bisacsh 001479728 08204 $$a305.2352 001479728 1001_ $$aBrown, Lyn Mikel, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479728 24510 $$aGirlfighting :$$bBetrayal and Rejection among Girls /$$cLyn Mikel Brown. 001479728 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2003] 001479728 264_4 $$c©2003 001479728 300__ $$a1 online resource 001479728 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001479728 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001479728 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001479728 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001479728 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t1 Reading the Culture of Girlfighting -- $$t2 Good Girls and Real Boys -- $$t3 Playing It Like a Girl -- $$t4 Dancing through the Minefield -- $$t5 Patrolling the Borders -- $$t6 From Girlfighting to Sisterhood -- $$t7 This Book Is an Action -- $$tAppendix -- $$tNotes -- $$tReferences -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001479728 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001479728 520__ $$aFor some time, reality TV, talk shows, soap-operas, and sitcoms have turned their spotlights on women and girls who thrive on competition and nastiness. Few fairytales lack the evil stepmother, wicked witch, or jealous sister. Even cartoons feature mean and sassy girls who only become sweet and innocent when adults appear. And recently, popular books and magazines have turned their gaze away from ways of positively influencing girls' independence and self-esteem and towards the topic of girls' meanness to other girls. What does this say about the way our culture views girlhood? How much do these portrayals affect the way girls view themselves?In Girlfighting, psychologist and educator Lyn Mikel Brown scrutinizes the way our culture nurtures and reinforces this sort of meanness in girls. She argues that the old adage "girls will be girls"-gossipy, competitive, cliquish, backstabbing- and the idea that fighting is part of a developmental stage or a rite-of-passage, are not acceptable explanations. Instead, she asserts, girls are discouraged from expressing strong feelings and are pressured to fulfill unrealistic expectations, to be popular, and struggle to find their way in a society that still reinforces gender stereotypes and places greater value on boys. Under such pressure, in their frustration and anger, girls (often unconsciously) find it less risky to take out their fears and anxieties on other girls instead of challenging the ways boys treat them, the way the media represents them, or the way the culture at large supports sexist practices. Girlfighting traces the changes in girls' thoughts, actions and feelings from childhood into young adulthood, providing the developmental understanding and theoretical explanation often lacking in other conversations. Through interviews with over 400 girls of diverse racial, economic, and geographic backgrounds, Brown chronicles the labyrinthine journey girls take from direct and outspoken children who like and trust other girls, to distrusting and competitive young women. She argues that this familiar pathway can and should be interrupted and provides ways to move beyond girlfighting to build girl allies and to support coalitions among girls.By allowing the voices of girls to be heard, Brown demonstrates the complex and often contradictory realities girls face, helping us to better understand and critique the socializing forces in their lives and challenging us to rethink the messages we send them. 001479728 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001479728 546__ $$aIn English. 001479728 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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